{"id":5805,"date":"2010-03-29T12:52:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T11:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/gitarren-gott\/"},"modified":"2018-07-02T13:14:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T12:14:54","slug":"did-you-know-that-jens-ritter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/did-you-know-that-jens-ritter\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know that Jens Ritter \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2026 uses his instruments to enchant musicians all over the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They are from Deidesheim, have names like \u201cOkon\u201d, \u201cRaptor\u201d or \u201cSeal\u201d and are in demand around the world? The Palatinophile connoisseur, of course, immediately thinks of the excellent wines from the sun-kissed vineyards of the wine-producing town. But you couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. We are talking about another successful export, which\u2014in the hands of the right person\u2014might have the same ecstasising effect: a bass guitar made by Jens Ritter.<\/p>\n<p>True to his company\u2019s motto \u201cEveryOne is a Masterpiece\u201d Ritter and his small team manufacture 80 to 90 instruments per year, all of which are collector\u2019s items and eye-catchers of the utmost quality. In the mid-1990s, he founded the factory. And he did so although he never actually learned how to build guitars. He acquired the handicraft and know-how from his father and grandfather, as Ritter explains quite modestly on his web site. When he was a teenager, his excitement for music made up for the rest. As an engineering technician, he tinkered on the first two specimens for one and a half years, experimenting with different kinds of wood and shapes. This enthusiasm for experimentation has been a hallmark of his work up to the present day. Each guitar is hand-crafted according to the customer\u2019s individual wishes and preferences. This is also one of the reasons why he was called \u201cThe German Stradivarius\u201d by PIXX Magazine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3494\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jens_Ritter_Instruments_Instagram_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-image-3494 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jens_Ritter_Instruments_Instagram_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jens_Ritter_Instruments_Instagram_3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jens_Ritter_Instruments_Instagram_3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jens_Ritter_Instruments_Instagram_3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jens_Ritter_Instruments_Instagram_3-370x370.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The man who makes musicians happy: \u201cThe German Stradivarius\u201d Jens Ritter (on the right)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is not surprising, therefore, that international rock and pop stars are devoted to this Palatinate guitar god. George Benson, Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead are amongst his clients as well as Madonna\u2019s and Christina Aguilera\u2019s musicians\u2014and many more internationally renowned artists. All of them love the sound, the individual design and the pure pleasure of playing Ritter guitars. Or to put it in the words of R&amp;B singer\u00a0Mary J. Blige: \u201cThis bass is so sexy!\u201d The world-famous Smithonian Museum of Arts in Washington, D.C., has included one of Ritter\u2019s art works into its permanent exhibition. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts followed suit.<\/p>\n<p>This would not be a genuine Palatinate success story, though, if the local wine wouldn\u2019t be given the chance to play at least a minor role in it. And since Ritter\u2019s guitar workshop is situated in an old wine estate from the 17<sup>th<\/sup>century, the source of his never dwindling inspiration might be its special surroundings. Or perhaps rather the bacchantic temptations of the wine route? This will remain the 42-year-old maestro\u2019s secret for now.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ritter-instruments.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ritter-instruments.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 uses his instruments to enchant musicians all over the world? They are from Deidesheim, have names like \u201cOkon\u201d, \u201cRaptor\u201d or \u201cSeal\u201d and are in demand around the world? The Palatinophile connoisseur, of course, immediately thinks of the excellent wines from the sun-kissed vineyards of the wine-producing town. 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